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  • Jan 14, 2025 / feature

    Biomimicry Institute Unveils New Report Highlighting Ray of Hope Accelerator Success

    The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius, today announced the launch of its ambitious 10-year strategy at New York Climate…

  • Jan 14, 2025 / Ray of Hope Accelerator

    Five Years of Nature-Inspired Innovation: Our Impact Report Is Out!

    For the past five years, the Innovation team at the Biomimicry Institute has been steadily and purposefully supporting nature-inspired entrepreneurs worldwide as they address some of the world’s most pressing environmental challenges. Now, with the…

  • Feb 12, 2025 / 5:00 pm - 6:30 pm EST

    Ray of Hope Accelerator Demo Day

    ​Join us virtually for the first-ever Ray of Hope Demo Day! ​You’ll have the opportunity to hear pitches from and meet the founders of the 10 best nature-inspired startups of 2024, participating in the 2024 Ray…

  • Dec 27, 2024 / Blog

    End of the Year Recap

    As my first full year as CEO at the Institute comes to a close, I am reflecting on the incredible work we have done together with our partners, funders, and collaborators. The first highlight of…

  • Dec 12, 2024 / Blog

    Ray of Hope Alumni Collaboration: Amphico x Fusion Bionic

    As we close out 2024, we envision a new year filled with bold and inspiring strategic collaborations. May innovators, policymakers, and communities unite to draw wisdom from nature, creating sustainable solutions that transcend boundaries and…

  • Dec 12, 2024 / Blog

    A wish for strategic collaborations in the new year

    As we close out 2024, we envision a new year filled with bold and inspiring strategic collaborations. May innovators, policymakers, and communities unite to draw wisdom from nature, creating sustainable solutions that transcend boundaries and…

  • Nov 12, 2024 / Blog

    Exploring Gratitude in Nature

    Have you ever received a gift or a kind compliment that inspired you to “pay it forward” with a generous gesture of your own? A 2014 study offers fascinating insights into this behavior, revealing that…

  • Nov 5, 2024 / Blog

    Building a founder community for collective climate action

    In today’s fast-paced world, we all seek connection, a sense of belonging and purpose that ties us to something greater than ourselves. The connection between the startup founders in our Ray of Hope Accelerator goes…

  • The Biomimicry Institute Unveils 10-Year Strategy

    The Biomimicry Institute, a nonprofit organization committed to advancing a Nature Positive, inclusive, and regenerative world inspired and guided by nature’s genius, today announced the launch of its ambitious 10-year strategy at New York Climate…

  • Sep 19, 2024 / Ray of Hope Accelerator

    How Intentionality Drives Our Startup Selection Process

    Intentionality breathes life into our Ray of Hope Accelerator's mission and into our operations. Our mission is to accelerate the growth of nature-inspired startups to scale systemic solutions to the world’s most pressing environmental challenges.

  • Sep 18, 2024 / Ray of Hope Accelerator

    Meet the 2024 Ray of Hope Accelerator Cohort

    The Biomimicry Institute announced the 10 startups selected to participate in the transformational Ray of Hope Accelerator. The six-month accelerator is designed to propel nature-inspired startups towards commercialization through robust training, networking, $15,000 in non-dilutive funding…

  • Jun 21, 2024 / Blog

    An Interview with Sudoc, as They Scale Up Nature-Inspired Chemistry

    Our Director of Innovation, Jared Yarnall-Schane, sat down with Roger Berry, CEO of Sudoc, and their investors Job Van Schelven of PureTerra and Martijn van Rheenen of Momentum Capital, to learn more about how this…

  • Jun 21, 2024 / Blog

    Exploring Big Questions at the 2024 Launchpad Retreat

    The Biomimicry Institute has completed a weeklong nature immersion as part of our Launchpad Program. We brought together 20 of the most curious and creative minds from around the world in May to share ideas…

  • May 14, 2024 / Blog

    Biomimicry Institute Announces Winners of the 2024 Youth Design Challenge

    The 2024 Youth Design Challenge saw remarkable participation from across the world, with submissions from 11 countries diving into the biomimicry process under the guidance of dedicated educators and mentors. From tackling issues ranging from…

  • Mar 11, 2024 / Blog

    Why We Evolved Ray of Hope from a Prize to an Accelerator

    We know that to have a healthy and resilient ecosystem we need the entire system to work together. There cannot be one winner. The Ray of Hope Accelerator will support the technologies, industries, and people…

  • Jan 5, 2024 / Blog

    Can Brainless Life Have Answers That We Don’t?

    What does it mean when the most powerful and well-funded organizations, NASA to the United Nations, turn to a brainless blob for answers?

  • Jan 5, 2024 / Blog

    How did a single cell guide top scientists to map the dark cosmos?

    A single cell guided the world’s top scientists through another universe and its only limitations were our own.

  • Jan 5, 2024 / Blog

    Is a Blob Capable of Rethinking Our Built World Without Bias, Boundaries—or a Brain?

    They've mapped rail systems, nervous systems, the cosmos and gave us a fresh take on Paris. But how? And what does this mean for future cities and how we live in them?

  • Jan 5, 2024 / Blog

    Beyond EV and AI: Is Slime Mold Driving the Future of Car Innovation?

    No powerful limbs. No aerodynamic wings. So slow, movement can only be noticed with a timelapse video. So why are the experts turning to slime mold for mobility breakthroughs?

  • Jan 5, 2024 / Blog

    Your Next Flight May Be Designed by Slime Mold and Human Bones

    No one would guess human bones and slime mold would lead a design trend. Definitely not a billion dollar one. But the epically odd duo earned seats at the design table, and the results make…

  • Jan 5, 2024 / Blog

    Watch a No-Brained Blob Think Out Loud

    Slime mold’s oddities are balanced by behavior that is ultra-relatable—they are ruled by food! Case in point: A hungry individual is avoided more by its peers than a poisoned one. Humans are now looking to…

  • Dec 21, 2023 / Blog

    Slime Mold 101: Meet the Genius Without a Brain

    Slime mold's party tricks are proving to be laced with valuable intel we wouldn't have without them.

  • Dec 21, 2023 / Blog

    The Bizarre Genius of a Brainless Blob

    It's been a consultant for NASA, shot at by police and mistaken for an alien. How slime mold—a brainless, single-celled organism—mapped the dark universe, keeps challenging the top minds to rethink intelligence, and has an…